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I penny pinch every opportunity I get. But, my application of it is probably more relaxed than true penny pinching: look on ebay, craigslist, amazon, camelcamelcamel, online coupons/codes, 0% financing and pick the best one.

However, if the effort is more than the cost, I’d rather just pick whats in front of me and move on. Sometimes, it’s just better for my mental health to buy something outright than to research every single $ or alternative I could have saved on it.

I shop at a butcher whose meat is significantly more expensive than grocery shops, but the quality is unbeatable. I’ll shop at a farmers market or eat at a boutique salad restaurant, knowing that I could be just as satisfied with a .99 McDonalds burger. Again, I’d rather optimize for health and lifestyle over purely cost. But it depends.